Whale Watching Puget Sound San Juan Islands Orca Gray

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USCG charter yacht Captain for hire,

"The Ringleader Shakedown Cruise"
Jennis Bay to Port McNeil

September 3, 2007

The owner wants to go to a place where she can connect to the internet, and postal or fed ex services.
Capt. Terry suggests Port McNeil about 30 miles to the south, across Queen Charlotte Straight, she agrees.
"The Ringleader" departs Jennis Bay 11:00 am, and arrives at Port McNeil secured on E Dock by 4:30 pm.

USCG charter yacht Captain for hire,

"The Ringleader" Shakedown Cruise
Echo Bay to Jennis Bay, Drury Inlet

September 1, 2007

When anchored in Sprout Island cove and the "Toad Hall" came in to the bay for a night, Capt. Terry and the owner went over to visit. Capt. Duane recommended places to go that he and his wife Jeannie thought were good anchorages and moorage places. One of the places was Jennis Bay inside Duruy Inlet 9 miles west of Sullivan Bay. The owner tells Capt. Terry that is to be "The Ringleaders" next destination.
Capt. Terry figures out that the bottleneck in this destination is Stuart narrows 25 knt miles from Echo Bay, and it needs to passed through at 4:53pm when the water will be at high slack.
Departing Echo Bay at 1PM " The Ringleader" reaches Stuart Narrows a half of an hour before slack and receives a little push through the narrows, and is secured at the Jennis Bay Marina by 5:10PM

USCG charter yacht Captain for hire,

"The Ringleader" Shakedown Cruise

Echo Bay

August 30, & 31, 2007

Echo Bay has 2 marinas "The Ringleader" Moored at Carol and Jerry's Marina called The Windsong Sea Village. It is across the small bay from The Echo Bay Marina, that was going through a change of ownership and management at that time.
it also had a fuel dock and store, although the store was open the fuel dock was not.
Less than a mile south of the store on the entrance point was a museum, run by a local fisherman Bill Proctor that had filled up a small cabin with things he has collected from the sea ,woods and Islands, that you can visit. Bill accepts donations ($), and has stories to tell, and T-Shirts , books and Art pieces to sell that you can buy as treasures, gifts, or mementos.
Back at the marina we are invited to dinner on the dock, potluck, by Carol, with other marina guest.

USCG charter yacht Captain for hire,

"The Ringleader" Shakedown Cruise
Kawatsi Cove to Echo Bay

August 30, 2007

Running low on certain provisions it is decided to go to the nearest store, which is in Echo Bay just south from Pierre's Marina a mile or so. Which makes it about 14 miles from Kwatsi Cove, about a 2 hour run.

USCG charter yacht Captain for hire,

"The Ringleader" Shakedown Cruise
Bow photos from Wahakana Bay to Kwatsi

August 27, 2007

It takes about an hour to raise anchor and transit the 5 knotical miles to Kwatsi Bay marina, where "The Ringleader" secures moorage for a couple of days where Capt. Terry can change the gen set oil and filters, the owner can read, and they both can go exploring and fishing in the launch

Fireman Capt Terry Sanders with Easter friend